Star Trek Into Darkness debuted in first place with $70.1 million. While that's the third highest opening weekend of the year so far (behind Iron Man 3's $174.1 million and Oz's $79.1 million) that's pretty low considering the 2009 Star Trek debuted to $75.2 million without 3D and fewer IMAX screens. 2009's Trek definitely had a greater attendance than its sequel but thankfully the sequel is still far ahead of the other Trek films. Star Trek Into Darkness might do better worldwide than 2009's Trek (which made $385.6 million worldwide) as that film made $127.9 million in its foreign markets and Into Darkness is already at $80.5 million foreign. That foreign tally could make Into Darkness the biggest Trek yet. The film has a fantastic word of mouth so it will stick around even during the busy Summer season. Star Trek Into Darkness had a budget of $190 million and currently has $172.1 million worldwide.

Iron Man 3 dropped from first to second with $35.7 million. That's the sixth highest third weekend of all time with Avatar in first with $68.4 million. Comparing Iron Man 3 to the other films in the franchise, it didn't top The Avengers' $55.6 million third weekend (second all time behind Avatar) but did top the original Iron Man's $31.8 million and Iron Man 2's $26.3 million. Even with ticket sales increasing over time, Iron Man 3 probably had a greater attendance than Iron Man and Iron Man 2 but all not as much as Avengers. With a fantastic word of mouth, Iron Man 3 will be around for a while. Iron Man 3 had a budget of $200 million and currently has $1 billion worldwide.

The Great Gatsby dropped from second to third with $23.9 million. Comparing the film to 1974's The Great Gatsby, the 2013 Gatsby made more in just its second weekend than the 1974 Gatsby made in its entirety (1974 Gatsby only made $20.5 million total). The film has a great word of mouth but in the big Summer movie season, it would need a little bit more to stick around. The Great Gatsby had a $105 million budget and currently has $135.4 million worldwide.

Pain and Gain dropped from third to fourth place making $3.2 million. The film doesn't have too good of a word of mouth so it won't hold a candle to The Hangover Part III or The Rock's own Fast & Furious 6 this weekend. Pain and Gain had a budget of $26 million and currently made $47.1 million domestically.

The Croods increased from seventh to fifth this weekend making $3 million. The film has had a fantastic word of mouth which is why we're still talking about this thing in its ninth weekend. With Epic opening this weekend, I think we might finally be able to say goodbye to The Croods (we'll see). The Croods had a budget of $135 million and currently has $550.6 million worldwide.

Django Unchained left theaters after opening on December 25. Django had a budget of $100 million and made $422.8 million worldwide making Django Unchained a box office success. The film is currently available on Blu-ray.

Warm Bodies left theaters after opening on February 1. Warm Bodies had a budget of $35 million and made $116.9 million worldwide making Warm Bodies a box office success. The movie comes to Blu-ray on June 4.

21 and Over left theaters after opening on March 1. 21 and Over had a budget of $13 million and made $25.6 million domestically making the film a mild box office success. There is no release date for the Blu-ray yet.

That's it for this weekend in the box office. Did you see any movies? Are you happy with how much the departed movies made? Comment below and be sure to come back next week to find out how much Epic, Fast & Furious 6, and The Hangover Part III make.

This weekend in the box office; Melissa McCarthy steals the top spot and Soderbergh's "finale" gets beaten by zombies.

Identity Thief debuted in first place with $34.5 million. Even though the movie got pretty bad reviews and had Nemo to boot, the movie succeeded due to its ad campaign. Current comedies in wide release include Silver Linings Playbook (amazing reviews and nominated for eight Oscars), Action Comedy Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (awful reviews), and Parental Guidance (awful reviews). Out of these three flicks, Silver Linings is the only one that will give Identity Thief a run for its money. The next comedy to be released is 21 and Over on March 1, giving Identity Thief three weekends in the spotlight. If you want to see Identity Thief, you have a couple of weeks to get to the theater. Identity Thief had a budget of $35 million and has made $34.5 million domestically.

Warm Bodies dropped from first to second place with $11.3 million. The movie is getting really good reviews and is a great Valentine's Day movie for teenagers. The two other Dramas in theaters are Drama Thriller Argo (amazing reviews and has seven Oscar nominations) and Historical Drama Lincoln (amazing reviews and has 12 Oscar nominations). Both of these films aren't exactly targeted for the demographic Warm Bodies is going for so Warm Bodies should be just fine...until we get Beautiful Creatures this Thursday, another Drama that is being advertised quite well. Early reviews haven't been positive for Beautiful Creatures so Warm Bodies has a chance. Just to be safe though, see Warm Bodies before Thursday as something more beautiful might come out. Warm Bodies had a budget of $30 million and currently has $45.1 million worldwide.

Side Effects debuted in third place with a disappointing $9.3 million. The movie is getting great reviews and had a decent ad campaign but the movie probably didn't look appealing to younger audiences. Other thrillers in theaters include Argo, Action Thriller Bullet to the Head (bad reviews), and Zero Dark Thirty (amazing reviews and nominated for seven Oscars). Mainly Argo and Zero Dark Thirty are the big competitions in theaters. In a couple of weeks, Dark Skies will make things even worse for Side Effects. If you want to see Side Effects, see it this week. Side Effects had a budget of $30 million and currently has $9.3 million domestically.

Silver Linings Playbook dropped from third to fourth place with $6.4 million. The movie is getting amazing reviews and has the eight Oscar nominations. The other comedies in theaters were mentioned with Identity Thief which is the only competition for Silver Linings Playbook. Due to all the Oscar noms, Silver Linings isn't going anywhere until the Oscars are done in a couple of weeks. Silver Linings Playbook had a budget of $21 million and currently has $119.4 million worldwide.

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters dropped from second to fifth place with $5.7 million. The movie is getting pretty awful reviews but the other disappointing action movies leave very few options but Hansel & Gretel. Other Action or Comedies include Identity Thief, Silver Linings, Bullet to the Head, Parker, and Parental Guidance. Out of these choices, Identity Thief and Silver Linings are going to slaughter Hansel & Gretel while Parker is going to fade from sight pretty quickly. With A Good Day to Die Hard coming out on Thursday, it's pretty safe to say that Hansel & Gretel is going to die off. If you want to see Hansel & Gretel, you have until Thursday. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters had a $50 million budget and has $127.8 million worldwide.

Ice Age: Continental Drift left theaters after opening on July 13 (damn). Ice Age had a budget of $95 million and made $875.3 million worldwide making Ice Age 4 a box office success. It's not surprising that Ice Age made a lot of money but I didn't expect almost $900 million. The movie got awful reviews but since it's a kids movie, all the kids and their parents will be forced to watch this garbage. The interesting thing is that the third Ice Age movie, Dawn of the Dinosaurs, made a teeny bit more. Domestically, the movie did even worse than the first Ice Age. Could it be a sign that the series is slowly falling? Sure, I guess but it still made over $800 MILLION. Will there be an Ice Age 5? Absolutely, there will. It hasn't been officially announced yet but John Leguizamo said in an interview that "It sounds like they're working on something."

Ice Age: Continental Drift is a box office success, the 30th highest grossing film of all time, and is currently available on 3D and 2D Blu-ray.

That's it for this weekend in the box office. Come back next week to see how A Good Day to Die Hard, Safe Haven, Escape from Planet Earth, and Beautiful Creatures perform. NOTE: All of these movies are opening on Valentine's Day which means instead of opening on Friday, they are opening on Thursday.It's also worth mentioning that my movie theater is having 10:00 PM showings of all four new flicks on Wednesday. Yours might too if you're interested. Did you see any movies this week? Are you excited for Ice Age 5? Comment below and I'll see you guys next week.